Lesson 3: Reframing Your Experiences | Ethan Kross

Baseball legend Wade Boggs is credited with saying, “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.” Psychologist Ethan Kross agrees, explaining that when faced with difficult situations, people tend to either see stressors as threats or challenges. In this video lesson, he explores why adopting the challenge mindset is more advantageous and offers suggestions for how to make this mental shift. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive content, early, ad-free access to new releases, and more. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Explore content that enlightens, inspires, and transforms. https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/subscribe/ ►Get Big Think+ for Business Engage learners like never before with high-impact video microlearning from the biggest thinkers in the world. https://bigthink.com/plus/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Ethan Kross: Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships.